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Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank NotePart 1 Teaching Design第一部分 教学设计Period 1 A sample lesson plan for reading(THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE)IntroductionIn this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to pre-read the text by giving background information about Twain Mark. The following steps are taken to help students read to understand: Reading and underlining，Reading, identifying and settling，Reading and transferring，Complete the summary of the story with one word in each blank and Finish the comprehension questions. The period is to be ended by students translating. ObjectivesTo help students understand the texts forms and contents and learn about Mark Twains plays To help students communicate on the topic in focus with the words, expressions and structures learned in this unitFocusWordsbet, permit, wander, stare, spot, account, seek, scream, issue, bowExpressionsbring up, make a bet, go ahead, by accident, stare at, account for, on the contrary, in ragsPatterns1. A rich person gives you a large amount of money to use as you like. 2. Have you ever made a bet with a friend？If so, what did you bet on? 3. Now ladies and gentlemen, you are about to hear the most incredible tale. 4. Permit me to lead the way, sir. 5. I wonder, Mr. Adams, if youd mind us asking a few questions. 6. As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain by accident. 9. The next morning Id about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship. 10. And it was the ship that brought you to England. 11. I earned my passage by working as an unpaid band, which accounts for my appearance. 12. Well, to be honest, I have none. Aids Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsProcedures1. Warming up by learning vocabularyToday we are going to a theatre. Before we go, we shall get ready with the words and expressions used in the play we are going to watch. Turn to page 96 and go over the vocabulary list.2. Pre-reading by giving background information about Twain MarkTwain, Mark (1835-1910) American writer. Mark Twain once said, "To believe yourself to be brave is to be brave; it is the only essential thing." Twain is famous for "Tom Sawyer,""Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," and other books, along with essays, critical work, and more. / Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) is one of the most famous writers in American literature. Twain went to work in 1847 when his father died. He started off as an apprentice to a printer, and from there, he wrote for his brother's newspaper and worked as a riverboat pilot (1857-61).3. Reading and underliningWhat would happen to a perfectly honest and intelligent stranger who should be turned adrift in London without a friend, and with no money but a million-pound bank-note, and no way to account for his being in possession of it? Would he starve to death or not? Would he get arrested if he tried to change it? Could he live for a month without being sent to jail? Now read the play and underline all the collocations in the passage. You are asked to copy them into your notebook after class as homework. Collocations from ACT ONE of The Million Pound Bank Notean incredible tale(难以置信的故事), have some very bad luck（非常倒霉）, be lost in London（在伦敦迷路）, have no money（身无分文）, walk down the street（在街上走）, hear ing（听见正在做某事）, step inside（走进来）, a moment（一会儿）, through the front door（从前门进来）, on ones left（在某人的左侧）, open the door for（给开门）, permitto dosth.（准许做）, ask a few questions（问几个问题）, go right ahead（请问吧）, have no plans（没有什么计划）, find work（找工作）, as a matter of fact（其实，事实上）, land in Britain（在英国上岸）, by accident（偶然）, back home（在家时，回家）, sail out of the bay（驾船驶出海湾）, stare at（眼睛盯着看）, towards nightfall（接近傍晚时分）, finded（发现某事/某人被）, be carried out to sea(被带到海上), a strong wind（一阵大风）, giveup for lost（因迷失而放弃）, be spotted by a ship（被一艘海船发现）, earn ones passage by（通过赚来某人的游费）, work as an unpaid hand（作为一个不拿工资的帮手）, account for（说明理由；足以说明）, smile at（相顾而笑）, worry about（对担心）, work for（为工作）, offer sb. sth.（提供某人某物）, a mining company（一家矿业公司）, to be honest（老实说）, on ones way（在的路上）, care about（在意）, get from（从拿来）, call to（叫来）, an honest job（老老实实的工作）, showout（送出去）, in an hour and a half（一个半小时以后）4. Reading, identifying and settlingAttention, please! It is time to skim the play one more time and identify the difficult sentences. Try analyzing the structures of the difficult sentences and discuss them among your group members. You may also put your questions to me for help. 5. Reading and transferringWrite down all the verb phrases from the text, in order of the events happening to Henry Adams.What does Henry Adams do?step inside, come and sit down6. Reading the text once again to decide on the type of writing and summary of the ideaType of writingThis is a piece of narrative writing, a play.Main idea of the passageTwo rich British men offer a penniless American a loan, without telling him that the amount is £1,000,000, and this in the form of a single banknote.7. Closing down by translatingTo end the period you are going to put the following into English. 百万英镑 The Million Pound Note富豪之家的两兄弟，从银行取出面额为一百万英镑的钞票，籍以此验证各自的理论。一个认为，这样一张钞票对穷人毫无价值；另一个认为，仅拥有这样一张钞票（不兑现），就可以过上上等人的生活。他们选中了一个身无分文的年轻人作为试验品。于是，这个小伙子经济上的突变，引起了生活方式的改变。他人的种种误解，命运的重重转机，他将如何去面对这突如其来的全新生活呢？